Newsletters

December 2017

In this edition...

The Night Parrot is rediscovered, our Chairperson talks of water and our Director discusses the New Economy.Living Green advises on gift-wrapping and Mad Cow cavorts with spiders. Ayesha goes seed-banking, KNP manages Neem and conserves Bilbies, one gum tree gets two mentions and SKIPA does landscaping. There’s the Fremantle Art Auction, Seagrass keeping oceans healthy and the sexual preferences of Cherubin. We welcome two new Board members, one member of staff. Two staffers have survived 10 years and Neil is now our non-resident poet.We announce our annual awards.

April 2017

In this edition...

KNP started to plant a million trees, Malcolm wrote about Bilby conservation, while Steve, our frog expert, wrote about birds, and about botanist Kevin Kenneally’s talk on Kimberley Rainforests. Jan told us about the rediscovery of the Night Parrot in WA, and Mad Cow ruminated on GM. Our Director wrote about his hopes for the new government, and the Chair alerted us to recent reports on the security implications of climate change. Jason described the sex lives of Sea Cucumbers.

December 2016

In this edition...

The December edition highlighted the Fitzroy River: the Declaration by traditional owner groups and our Director’s commentary about looming dam-and-irrigated-agriculture proposals. Our Chairperson recommended films and docos, and Julia reported on seagrass monitoring and beach clean-up. We mentioned the Rocky Horror Show, a special anniversary indulgence, and our AGM. KNP went to Kiwirrkurra, Jan went mud sampling and Jason wrote about the sex lives of Mackerel. We announced our annual awards for notable disservice to the environment.

August 2016

In this edition...

The August 2016 edition featured EK’s 20th anniversary celebrations at the Luggers in June with local musicians, which attracted a huge crowd. There were reports on an EK/SKIPA visit to Mornington Sanctuary 20 years on and our bumper Art Auction. The KNP informed us about their work monitoring Bilbies and Gouldian Finches, and we ran articles on Shorebirds, Cane Toads and Dinosaurs, winding up with Neil’s triumphal poem about the defeat of Parkinsonia on Anna Plains.